Today’s Chef Special: “GOLD” 1 Kings 6:20, “The Holy of Holies was twenty cubits in length, in breadth, and in height. He overlaid it with pure GOLD. He also overlaid the cedar altar.” (AMPC) (Heb. zahab) Strong’s #2091 This word almost always denotes the substance of gold, although occasionally it represents an alloy (“a metal…
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Today’s Chef Special: “SILVER”
Today’s Chef Special: “SILVER” 2 Kings 12:13, “However, there were not made for the house of the Lord basins of SILVER, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold or of SILVER, from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.” (AMP) (Heb. keseph) Strong’s #3701 This word is related to a verb…
Today’s Chef Special: “GENERATIONS”
Today’s Chef Special: “GENERATIONS” 1 Chronicles 5:7, “And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their GENERATIONS was reckoned: the chief Jeiel, and Zechariah,” (AMP) (Heb. toledoth) Strong’s #8435 The Hebrew ‘toledoth’ is derived from the verb ‘yalad,’ meaning ‘to give birth.’ ‘Toledoth’ usually introduces an extended genealogical list, such as those in…
Today’s Chef Special: “LEVITES”
Today’s Chef Special: “LEVITES” 1 Chronicles 23:26, “So the LEVITES no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.” (AMP) (Heb. levi) Strong’s #3881 The Levites were the descendants of Levi, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. The name is related to the verb ‘lavah’ meaning ‘to join,’…
Today’s Chef Special: “AWESOME”
Nehemiah 4:14, “When I saw their fear, I stood and said to the nobles and officials and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; [confidently] remember the Lord who is great and AWESOME, and [with courage from Him] fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and for your homes.”…
Today’s Chef Special: “PROUD”
Job 9:13, “God will not withdraw His anger; the [PROUD] helpers of Rahab [arrogant monster of the sea] bow under Him.” (AMPC) (Heb. rahab) Strong’s #7293 The verbal root of this word means ‘to act stormily’ or ‘to behave tempestuously’ (‘characterized by violent emotions or actions’). The derived proper noun designates a mythological, primeval (‘prehistoric’)…
Today’s Chef Special: “BEHOLD”
Today’s Chef Special: “BEHOLD” Job 19:27, “Whom I, even I, shall SEE for myself and on my side! And my eyes shall BEHOLD Him, and not as a stranger! My heart pines away and is consumed within me.” (AMPC) (Heb. ra’ah) Strong’s #7200 This is the common term used in reference to the natural function of the eyes and…
Today’s Chef Special: “SUN”
Psalm 84:11, “For the Lord God is a SUN and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.” (AMPC) (Heb. shemesh) Strong’s #8121 The Hebrew word for ‘sun’ most often refers to the celestial body that illuminates the…
Today’s Chef Special: “TRUTH”
Psalm 86:11, “Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your TRUTH; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name.” (AMPC) (Heb. ‘emet) Strong’s #571 This Hebrew term signifies truth that conforms to a standard – either to created reality or to God’s standards. Truth is often associated with mercy, especially…
Today’s Chef Special: “LAW”
Psalm 1:2, “But his delight and desire are in the LAW of the Lord, and on His LAW (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night.” (AMPC) (Heb. torah) Strong’s #8451 Although usually translated ‘law,’ the noun ‘torah’ is derived from the verb ‘yarah,’ meaning ‘to…
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